diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Widgets/Controllers/AdminController.cs b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Widgets/Controllers/AdminController.cs
index 33082b2e8..66230d3c3 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Widgets/Controllers/AdminController.cs
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Widgets/Controllers/AdminController.cs
@@ -177,6 +177,8 @@ namespace Orchard.Widgets.Controllers {
                     return HttpNotFound();
 
                 var model = Services.ContentManager.UpdateEditor(widgetPart, this);
+                // override the CommonPart's persisting of the current container
+                widgetPart.LayerPart = _widgetsService.GetLayer(layerId);
                 if (!ModelState.IsValid) {
                     Services.TransactionManager.Cancel();
                     // Casting to avoid invalid (under medium trust) reflection over the protected View method and force a static invocation.